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(B) The wavelength of a photon with energy $E$ is given by $\lambda_{	ext{photon}} = \frac{hc}{E}$.The de Broglie wavelength of an electron with kine

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$1 / \sqrt{E}$

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(B) The wavelength of a photon with energy $E$ is given by $\lambda_{	ext{photon}} = \frac{hc}{E}$.The de Broglie wavelength of an electron with kinetic energy $E$ is given by $\lambda_{	ext{electron}} = \frac{h}{p} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}}$.Taking the ratio of the two wavelengths:$\frac{\lambda_{	ext{photon}}}{\lambda_{	ext{electron}}} = \frac{hc/E}{h/\sqrt{2mE}} = \frac{hc}{E} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2mE}}{h} = c \sqrt{2m} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{E}}{E} = c \sqrt{2m} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{E}}$.Therefore,$\frac{\lambda_{	ext{photon}}}{\lambda_{	ext{electron}}} \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{E}}$.

$A$ photon and an electron have equal energy $E$. The ratio $\lambda_{\text{photon}} / \lambda_{\text{electron}}$ is proportional to:

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